A 22-year-old man, who law enforcement said was a transient, was arrested in late December on suspicion of lighting fires close to commercial and residential structures in Lake Elsinore.

The Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department said Wednesday that its peace officers, along with deputies with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, arrested Sungyoun Jung on Dec. 28.

Sungyoun Jung, 22, was arrested by Cal Fire Peace Officers and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department on suspicion of arson to property. (Photo courtesy of Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department)

Officials said witnesses saw Jung light multiple fires next to a commercial building. They also saw him start a residential structure fire, the fire department said.

“The fires burned property which involved fencing and construction material,” Cal Fire said. “Jung also set fire to a pile of wood chips used to cover the ground.”

Jung was booked into the Cois Byrd Justice Center in Murrieta. He was charged with two counts of arson to property and is awaiting arraignment.